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1
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Base unit for mass

A

Grams

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2
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Base unit for volume

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Liters

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3
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Graphed on x axis

Variable that is changed

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Independent variable

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4
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Graphed on y axis

Variable that is observed

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Dependent variable

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Steps of the Scientific Method

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  1. Problem
  2. Hypothesis
  3. Experiment
  4. Do experimentation
  5. Analyzing
  6. Conclusion
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6
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(Definition)

Normally happens

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Control group

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7
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Proposed explanation for an observation

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Hypothesis

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8
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Expression of numbers, where the # is equal to or greater than 1 and less than 10

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Scientific Notation

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9
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All the digits that can be known precisely in a measurement, plus the first uncertainty

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Significant figures

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10
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The closeness of the measurement to the true value of what is being measured

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Accuracy

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11
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How or repeatable the measurements are to each other

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Percision

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12
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Problem-solving method using factors equal to one

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Dimensional analysis

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13
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This fertilizer make a plant grow bigger? What is the fertilizer?

A

Independent

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14
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What are numbers use in chemistry often expressed in scientific notation?

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Easier to work with large or small numbers

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15
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How is a number express in scientific notation written?

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As the product of a coefficient and 10 raised to a power

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16
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What is the power of 10 called?

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Exponent

17
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The number that is always greater than or equal to one and less than 10

A

coefficient

18
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What digit in a reported measurement is assumed to be significant?

A

Nonzero digit

19
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Leftmost zeros acting as a placeholder in front of a nonzero digit in numbers less then one are what?

A

Not significant

20
Q

True or false?

An answer is always precise as the most presice measurement from which it was calculated?

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False

21
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What two equivalent units of temperature do scientist commonly use?

A

Celsius and Kelvin

22
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Ratio of the mass of an object to its volume

A

Density

23
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What are two measures used in a conversation factor?

A

Equivalent

24
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Base unit for length

A

Meter

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